Over the past decade, genomics-assisted breeding (GAB) has been instrumental in
harnessing the potential of modern genome resources and characterizing and exploiting …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food crop, feeding more than 50% of the world's population.
Diseases caused by bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens constantly threaten the rice …

Rice is a global food grain crop for more than one-third of the human population and a
source for food and nutritional security. Rice production is subjected to various stresses; …

The spot blotch disease of wheat is caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana, which is an anamorph
(teleomorph Cochliobolus sativus). The disease mainly occurs in warm, humid wheat …

Rice blast is one of the most destructive diseases affecting rice production worldwide. The
development and rational use of resistant varieties has been the most effective and …

Rice production needs to be sustained in the coming decades, as the changeable climatic
conditions are becoming more conducive to disease outbreaks. The majority of rice …

Bacterial blight (BB) and fungal blast diseases are the major biotic constraints that limit rice
productivity. To sustain yield improvement in rice, it is necessary to developed yield potential …

Quantitative disease resistance (QDR) causes the reduction, but not absence, of disease,
and is a major type of disease resistance for many crop species. QDR results in a …

Abstract Pusa Basmati 1121 (PB 1121) is a landmark Basmati rice variety having Basmati
quality traits introgressed from traditional Basmati varieties such as Basmati 370 and Type 3 …

Pusa Basmati 1121 (PB1121), an elite Basmati rice cultivar is vulnerable to salinity at
seedling stage. A study was undertaken to impart seedling-stage salt tolerance into PB1121 …